California Nurses World Magazine (2007, September/October), 22-29, 51.

Denver Nursing Star, December 10, 2007

Inclusion @ Work, The Oregon Business Leadership Network.

Far from burdening the healthcare system, nurses with disabilities can be a profoundly valuable healthcare asset”. Read the stories of three nurses with disabilities. Nursing Spectrum, Monday July 16, 2007.

In 1978, Sonya Perduta was turned away from nursing school because she might have problems changing a bedpan. Decades later, Marianne Haugh was congratulated for excellent grades and test scores, then counseled to seek a major other than nursing. Nursing Spectrum Monday July 30, 2007.

Assistive listening devices enable nurses with a hearing impairment to practice. Advance for Nurses, June 25, 2007 (Florida).

Read about a nurse's journey with MS and her determination to return to work. An excerpt from the chapter she wrote in "Leave No Nurse Behind: Nurses working with Disabilities" appears in ABILITY Magazine, volume 2006, Sally Field cover.

Three RNs with disabilities (vision loss, hearing loss and chronic pain) share their barrier-breaking stories and their advice for other nurses and students who hope to emulate their success. Minority Nurse.com, September 28th, 2006, Vol. 20

A nurse with a visual disability shares her success story and work in Labor and Delivery.

This nurses describes 10 years as Director of Medical Services at a day program for the elderly. The years coincided with her vision loss due to glaucoma and Sjogren's syndrome.

A nurse with essential tremor shares her journey. An excerpt from, "Leave No Nurse Behind: Nurses Working with disabilities" is included in the Tremor Action Network newsletter "Spikes & Spasms", September, 2006.

A nurse comes to terms with Lupus and continues to work as a hospice case manager. Advance for Nurses( April 10, 2006), Vol. 8 (9), pg. 21. Subscribe to view this article.

Nursing Spectrum, July 31, 2006 Susan Fleming is a true inspiration to nurses with disabilities. Born with only one hand, she overcame numerous obstacles in her quest to become a nurse. Today, she is a perinatal clinical nurse specialist at Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing.

This article summarizes the efforts of ExceptionalNurse.com to assist nurses with disabilities in the areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

Resources for nurses and students with hearing loss are included in this article. Advance for Nurses (January 30, 2006).

Preparation of students with disabilities considering a nursing career is discussed.

This article provides important information for students with disabilities who are beginning a nursing program.

This article includes a look at employment options for nurses who are disabled and the responsibilities of their employers. Advance for Nurses, April 10, 1006, Vol. 6, Issue 9, p.26

Disability influenced the lives of two nurses and resulted in advocacy for nurses with disabilities.

NurseZone.com’s senior staff writer Christina Orlovsky won second place at the Society of Professional Journalists San Diego chapter awards event, held June 22, 2006 for her portrayal of Beka Serdans, a nurse valiantly fighting dystonia, a neurological disorder.

This nurse credits journal writing as a significant factor in her recovery from stroke and journey back to nursing. American Holistic Nurses Association, Beginnings Newsletter, Summer, 2006

An LPN survives a subarachnoid hemorrhage and resumes her nursing career. Vol. 5 Issue 7, July 18, 2005 Subscribe to view this article.

A nursing student at the Medical College of Georgia has not let the fact that she was born without her left hand and forearm become an obstacle to her goal of becoming a nurse. Medical College of Georgia Today (2006, Spring).

Nurses with disabilities and challenges share their trials, tribulations, and successes.

Susan Matt wants hospitals to open up their ears.

An accident and use of a wheelchair didn't hinder this nurse's dream of becoming a nursing faculty member.

A nurse born without a left hand demonstrates how she mastered the skill of donning sterile gloves.

Nurses with disabilities share their experiences with disclosure.

Read about this RN's remarkable recovery from a stroke and her journey back to work. This article is required reading for the ceu offered by ExceptionalNurse.com,
"Writing your way to health and healing". See Continuing Education page for details.

A nurse's personal journey to a diagnosis of dystonia.

Susan Fleming, RN was born with one hand. She demonstrates that a career in nursing is possible in spite of a physical limitation. Exceptional Parent; February 2005; Vol. 35, Issue 2; pg. 41-42

This review of impaired nurses is presented by the Carter Center.

Groundbreaking news about a student who is blind is presented in this article.

Read about the winner of the 2004 Cherokee Inspired Comfort Award. Susan Fleming, RN, born with one hand, has practiced as a nurse for 20 years.

Barriers to employment remain despite the nursing shortage. This article presents some strategies for change. American Journal of Nursing

This article spotlights the experiences of nurses with disabilities such as hearing loss, paralysis, and fibromyalgia and states that nursing is a profession that is versatile enough to accommodate workers with disabilities.

Both of the authors have been hearing impaired for more than 20 years .

A remarkable story of a nursing student at Hawaii Pacific University.

Nurses with medical disabilities demonstrate tenacity in this article.
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Nurses with disabilities are discussed along with workplace accommodations. The author calls for a paradigm shift from viewing a nurse as a worker with 2 strong legs, 2 skilled hands, perfect vision, and sharp hearing, to a diligent, creative, problem solver who holistically cares for each individual patient.
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This article calls on employers and nursing colleagues to consider and accommodate nurses with disabilities in the workplace.

This editorial addresses important questions about nurses and students with disabilities.

A nurse overcomes her own disabilities to help blind patients with diabetes.

ExceptionalNurse.com is featured in this article.

Disabled Nurses can find the job of their dreams. Proven tips for success are included in this article.

A compelling personal story of the journey following disability and efforts to return to nursing practice and a nurse practitioner program. Accommodations, barriers, and solutions for employers and academic programs are presented.

Read the inspirational journal of a nurse following a ruptured aneurysm

A compelling story of a nurse's journey after a stroke. It includes a call to action from nurses and nursing leaders.

A BSN program is Dover, DE, has been able to meet the challenge of accommodating several students with various disabilities. A student with autoimmune disease is discussed.

People with disabilities are one of the most underrepresented voices in nursing. But like nurses of color, they have a lot to say about overcoming discrimination and barriers to take their rightful place in the profession.